Chikungunya

The CDC announced Friday that it has issued Level 2 travel advisories for Cuba, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China’s Guangdong Province due to chikungunya outbreaks, urging Americans to practice enhanced precautions and recommending vaccination for travelers to affected areas. The agency also flagged elevated risk in Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand, while WHO data show roughly 445,000 suspected/confirmed cases and 155 deaths globally through September, including about 16,000 locally transmitted cases in Guangdong, China.